.KenBurns' CountryMusic tells the story of a genre's working-class connection
mines the life cycle of the genre just as the idiom’s songs have often reflected the life cycles of humanity, exemplified by the narrative in Mattea’s “Where’ve You Been,” written byThat song charts the arc of a relationship from first meeting through difficult moments to a husband and wife’s fragile final days.
“The whole thing that makes us stand up in front of people and play music is there’s a connection there that we’re reaching for,” says Mattea. Which is why the story of the grieving fan in an autograph line is such a big moment for Mattea, and for. It confirms that a genre once thought of as second class has reached people in a profound way.for some of the series’ contributors, looking to discover if the Florentine Films project connected with the people who knew the genre best.
“At the end of it,” says Mattea, “Bill Malone looked up and said, ‘Thank you for validating my life’s work.’ It was something.”
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